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- Jane was Henry VIII's third queen, and she was described by him as 'his first true wife', both his first two marriages having been annulled.
- About the Author: David Loades was Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales and an Honorary Member of the University of Oxford, History Faculty.
- 208 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, General
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About the Book
Author is a renowned expert on the Tudors. The story of Henry VIII's third queen, the wife who gave him what he most desired - a son.Book Synopsis
Jane was Henry VIII's third queen, and she was described by him as 'his first true wife', both his first two marriages having been annulled. She was twenty-seven when he married her, and came of a solid gentry family with good court connections. She had served both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn as a Lady of the Privy Chamber, and her failure to find a suitable marriage is something of a mystery. He was forty-four and desperate for the male heir who had so far eluded him, but which Jane's placid disposition and sexual availability seemed to promise. She was no great beauty, but came of a good breeding stock, and therein lay his hope. They married at the end of May 1536, and she became pregnant at about the end of the year, a condition which advanced normally, but which caused the king acute anxiety as the summer of 1537 advanced. Then in October 1537 Jane performed the great miracle, and bore Henry a son, who lived and flourished. Tragically she died of puerperal fever a few days later, leaving the court in mourning and the king devastated. Her obsequies were elaborate and prolonged, and Henry stayed in mourning for many weeks. The king's son, Prince Edward, was carefully nurtured, and probably did not miss the mother he had never known. When the time came, his education was overseen by Henry's sixth queen, Catherine Parr, and he seems not to have had much of the Seymours in his make-up. He was very much his father's boy.Review Quotes
'Neither Starkey nor Weir has the assurance & command of Loades'-- "Literary Review"
About the Author
David Loades was Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales and an Honorary Member of the University of Oxford, History Faculty. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Vice-President of the Navy Record Society and former President of the Ecclesiastical History Society. He is the author of over thirty books on the sixteenth century, specializing in the Tudors.Dimensions (Overall): 7.6 Inches (H) x 4.8 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: General
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 208
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: David Loades
Language: English
Street Date: November 15, 2014
TCIN: 94137211
UPC: 9781445638201
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-0373
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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